​ Scientists at the European Space Agency used a laser to communicate with a spacecraft 165 million miles (265 million kilometers) away in deep space for the first time, marking a major step forward in their efforts to build optical

​ An Iconic NASA Probe Is at Threat of Being Shut Down Due to Trump Cuts (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) On July 14, 2015, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto, revealing unprecedented close-up views of the complex icy

​ Dozens of ‘Ghost Galaxies’ Are Orbiting the Milky Way, Astronomers Suspect (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) The Lambda Cold Dark Matter (LCDM) theory suggests that most galaxies are low-mass dwarf galaxies, many of which orbit larger galaxies like the

​ Biggest Martian Meteorite Ever Found Could Fetch $4 Million at Auction (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) One lucky bidder will soon fork over millions of dollars to take home NWA 16788, a 54-pound (24-kilogram) Martian meteorite. This space rock,

​ Secretive Chinese Satellite Emerges in Surprising Orbit After 6-Day Vanishing Act (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) Nearly a week after launch, space tracking systems were able to locate a mysterious satellite parked in an unusually low orbit. China launched

​ Aliens Can Detect Earth’s Airports From 200 Light-Years Away (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) Humans might not know of any intelligent beings beyond Earth, but if they exist, they might already know about us. New research shows that radar

​ Deflecting a Killer Asteroid Is More Complicated Than NASA Thought (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) In 2022, NASA rammed a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it could alter its orbital period around its parent asteroid. The mission,

​ An Interstellar Comet Is Here, and Its Age Is Mind-Bending (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) This article was updated at 9:00 a.m. ET on Friday, July 11, to include new information. After defending his PhD thesis on modeling interstellar

​ A Bold Mission to Hunt for Aliens on Venus Is Actually Happening (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) A UK-based mission is aiming to settle, once and for all, whether life exists on Venus. The mission plans to send a